The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has now temporarily closed the Community Recycling Centre (CRC) at Buttonderry, due to storage capacity issues following the recent fire at their contractor Cleanaway’s facility at St Marys, Sydney. 

The following products are currently not accepted at Buttonderry CRC:

• Oil and water based paint
• Oils other than motor oil
• Gas bottles
• Fire extinguishers
• Household batteries
• Embedded battery products
• Fluoro globes and tubes
• Smoke detectors

As the Buttonderry CRC closure is only a temporary measure we advise residents to hold onto their items and safely store them until the service resumes in the near future.

The fire has also impacted the planned Central Coast Chemical CleanOut events in March, that are run in partnership by Councils and the NSW EPA. These events are now postponed until further notice. 

Anticipated timeframe for restoration of services at CRC and Chemical CleanOut events is not known at this stage, however further information will be provided once Council is updated by the NSW EPA. The EPA is working closely with their contractor Cleanaway to resume these services as soon as it is safe to do so. 

Services at Council’s Woy Woy Waste Management Facility are not impacted, and are still able to accept some products that the CRC normally collects, including:

• Gas bottles
•  Fire extinguishers
• Household batteries
• Fluoro globes and tubes
• Smoke detectors

However, due to limited storage capacity, residents are asked to please hold on disposing hazardous products unless necessary. 

For more information on waste disposal, visit Council’s waste and recycling web page, and refer to the Central Coast A-Z Waste Disposal & Recycling Guide.

Please contact Council's Customer Service team with your enquiries, and they will be able to respond or direct the community to the appropriate team. Go online, email ask@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au, or call 02 4306 7900.

This provides an update to the previous notice issued 19 February 2025 (Notice: Disposal of paint and gas bottles at Community Recycling centres impacted) 

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